Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter U - Page 10
Underfurrow (v. t.) To cover as under a furrow; to plow in; as, to underfurrow seed or manure.
Under-garment (n.) A garment worn below another.
Underget (v. t.) To get under or beneath; also, to understand. [Obs.] -- R. of Gloucester.
Undergird (v. t.) 從底層支持；加強 To blind below; to gird round the bottom.
They used helps, undergirding the ship. -- Acts xxvii. 17.
Undergird (v.) Lend moral support to.
Undergird (v.) Make secure underneath; "undergird the ship" [syn: undergird, brace up].
Undergird (v.) [Archaic] To make secure underneath.
Undergird (v.) To form the basis or foundation of : strengthen, support.
Underglaze (a.) Applied under the glaze, that is, before the glaze, that is, before the glaze is put on; fitted to be so applied; -- said of colors in porcelain painting.
Underwent (imp.) of Undergo.
Undergone (p. p.) of Undergo.
Undergoing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Undergo.
Undergo (v. t.) To go or move below or under. [Obs.]
Undergo (v. t.) To be subjected to; to bear up against; to pass through; to endure; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain, grief, or anxiety; to undergothe operation of amputation; food in the stomach undergoes the process of digestion.
Certain to undergo like doom. -- Milton.
Undergo (v. t.) To be the bearer of; to possess. [Obs.]
Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace, As infinite as man may undergo. -- Shak.
Undergo (v. t.) To undertake; to engage in; to hazard. [Obs.]
I have moved already Some certain of the noblest-minded Romans To undergo with me an enterprise. -- Shak.
Undergo (v. t.) To be subject or amenable to; to underlie. [Obs.]
Claudio undergoes my challenge. -- Shak.
Undergo (v.) Pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation."
Undergod (n.) A lower or inferior god; a subordinate deity; a demigod.
Undergore (v. t.) To gore underneath.
Undergown (n.) A gown worn under another, or under some other article of dress.
An undergown and kirtle of pale sea-green silk. -- Sir W. Scott.
Undergraduate (n.) A member of a university or a college who has not taken his first degree; a student in any school who has not completed his course. Contrasted with graduate student.
Undergraduate (a.) Of or pertaining to an undergraduate, or the body of undergraduates.
Undergraduate (n.) A university student who has not yet received a first degree [syn: undergraduate, undergrad].
Undergraduateship (n.) The position or condition of an undergraduate.
Undergroan (v. t.) To groan beneath.
Underground (n.) The place or space beneath the surface of the ground; subterranean space.
Underground (a.) Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment.
Underground (a.) Done or occurring out of sight; secret.
Underground (adv.) Beneath the surface of the earth.
Undergrove (n.) A grove of shrubs or low trees under taller ones.
Undergrow (v. i.) To grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height. -- Wyclif.
Undergrow (a.) Undergrown. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Undergrow (v.) Grow below something; "The moss undergrew the stone patio."
Undergrown (a.) Of small stature; not grown to a full height or size.
Undergrowth (n.) That which grows under trees; specifically, shrubs or small trees growing among large trees. -- Milton.
Undergrowth (n.) The brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest [syn: underbrush, undergrowth, underwood].
Undergrub (v. t.) To undermine.
Underhand (a.) Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent. -- Addison.
Underhand (a.) (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow.
Underhand (adv.) By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly ; dishonorably.
Such mean revenge, committed underhand. -- Dryden.
Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, underhand, with meal for their maintenance. -- Sir W. Scott.
Note: In modern usage, the sense is usually negative.
Underhand (adv.) (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) In an underhand manner; thrown with the hand no higher than the shoulder and the palm turned upward during part of the pitch; -- said of pitching or bowling a ball.
Underhand (adv.) Slyly and secretly; "Mean revenge, committed underhand" -- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies" -- C.G.Bowers [syn: underhandedly, underhand].
Underhand (adv.) With the hand swung below shoulder level; "throwing a ball underarm" [syn: underarm, underhand].
Underhand (a.) With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" [syn: underhand, underhanded, underarm] [ant: overarm, overhand, overhanded].
Underhand (a.) Marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods" [syn: sneaky, underhand, underhanded].
Underhanded (a.) Underhand; clandestine.
Underhanded (a.) Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated; obsolete in this sense, short-handed or understaffed being the preferred term.
Norway . . . might defy the world, . . . but it is much underhanded now. -- Coleridge.
Underhanded (a.) Marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods" [syn: sneaky, underhand, underhanded].
Underhanded (a.) With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level;
"an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" [syn: underhand, underhanded, underarm] [ant: overarm, overhand, overhanded].
Underhandedly (adv.) In an underhand manner.
Underhandedly (adv.) Slyly and secretly; "Mean revenge, committed underhand" -- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies" -- C.G.Bowers [syn: underhandedly, underhand].
Underhang (v. t. & i.) To hang under or down; to suspend. -- Holland.
Underhangman (n.) An assistant or deputy hangman. -- Shak.
Underhead (n.) A blockhead, or stupid person; a dunderhead. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Underheave (v. i.) To heave or lift from below. [Obs.] -- Wyclif.
Underhew (v. t.) To hew less than is usual or proper; specifically, to hew, as a piece of timber which should be square, in such a manner that it appears to contain a greater number of cubic feet than it really does contain. -- Haldeman.
Underhonest (a.) Not entirely honest. [R.] "We think him overproud and underhonest." -- Shak
Underslung, Underhung (a.) Of an automobile body, suspended from the springs in such a manner that the frame of the chassis is below the axles, the object being to lower the center of gravity of the car.
Underhung (a.) (Carp.) Resting on a track at the bottom, instead of being suspended; -- said of a sliding door. -- Forney.
Underhung (a.) Having the lower jaw projecting. -- T. Hughes.
Underhung (a.) Supported from below especially resting on a track instead of suspended from above; "underhung sliding doors."
Underhung (a.) Having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog" [syn: underhung, undershot, underslung].
Underjaw (n.) The lower jaw. -- Paley.
Underjoin (v. t.) To join below or beneath; to subjoin. -- Wyclif.
Underkeep (v. t.) To keep under, or in subjection; to suppress. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Underkeeper (n.) A subordinate keeper or guardian. -- Gray.
Underkind (n.) An inferior kind. -- Dryden.
Underkingdom (n.) A subordinate or dependent kingdom. -- Tennyson.
Underlaborer (n.) An assistant or subordinate laborer. -- Locke.
Underlaid (a.) Laid or placed underneath; also, having something laid or lying underneath.
Underlay (v. t.) To lay beneath; to put under.
Underlay (v. t.) To raise or support by something laid under; as, to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See Underlay, n., 2.
Underlay (n.) To put a tap on (a shoe). [Prov. Eng.]
Underlay (v. i.) (Mining) To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode.
Underlay (n.) (Mining) The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; -- called also underlie.
Underlay (n.) (Print.) A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the from, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper height; also, something placed back of a part of the tympan, so as to secure the right impression.
Underlay (n.) A pad placed under a carpet [syn: carpet pad, rug pad, underlay, underlayment].
Underlay (v.) Raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; "underlay the plate."
Underlay (v.) Put (something) under or beneath; "They underlaid the shingles with roofing paper."
Underlay (v.) Provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists."
Underlayer (n.) One who, or that which, underlays or is underlaid; a lower layer.
Underlayer (n.) (Mining) A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at any required depth. -- Weale.
Underleaf (n.) A prolific sort of apple, good for cider. [Obs.] -- Mortimer.
Underlease (n.) (Law) A lease granted by a tenant or lessee; especially, a lease granted by one who is himself a lessee for years, for any fewer or less number of years than he himself holds; a sublease. -- Burrill.
Underlease, () contracts. An alienation by a tenant of a part of his lease, reserving to himself a reversion; it differs from an assignment, which is a transfer of all the tenant's interest in the lease. 3 Wils. 234; S. C. Bl. Rep. 766. And even a conveyance of the whole estate by the lessee, reserving to himself the rent, with a power of re-entry for non-payment, was held to be, not an assignment, but an underlease. Str. 405. In Ohio it has been decided that the transfer of only a part of the lands, though for the whole term, is an underlease; 2 Ohio, R. 216; in Kentucky, such a transfer, on the contrary, is considered as an assignment. 4 Bibb. R. 538.
Underlease, () In leases there is frequently introduced a covenant on the part of the lessee, that he will not underlet the premises, nor assign the lease.
This refers to the voluntary act of the tenant, and the covenant is not broken when the lease is transferred without any act on his part; as, if it be sold by the sheriff on execution, or by assignees in bankruptcy, or by an executor. 8 T. R. 57; 3 M. & S. 353; 1 Ves. 295.
Underlease, () The underlessor has a right to distrain for the rent due to him, which, the assignor of a lease has not. The under-lessee is not liable personally to the original lessor, nor is his property subject to his claim for rent longer than while it is on the leased premises, when it may be distrained upon. The assignee of the lessee stands in a different situation.
He is liable to an action by the landlord or his assignee for the rent, upon the ground of privity of estate. 1 Hill. Ab. 125, 6; 4 Kent, Com. 95; 9 Pick. R. 52; 14 Mass. 487; 5 Watts, R. 134. Vide 2 Bl. R. 766; 3 Wils. 234; 4 Campb. 73; Bouv. Inst. Index, tit. Underletting. Vide Estate for years; Lease; Lessee; Notice to quit; Tenant for years.
Underlet (v. t.) To let below the value.
All my farms were underlet. -- Smollett.
Underlet (v. t.) To let or lease at second hand; to sublet.
Underletter (n.) A tenant or lessee who grants a lease to another.
Underlay (n.) (Mining) The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; -- called also underlie.
Underlay (n.) (Print.) A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the form, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper height; also, something placed back of a part of the tympan, so as to secure the right impression.
Underlie (v. t.) To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
Underlie (v. t.) To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.
Underlie (v. t.) To be subject or amenable to. [R.]
The knight of Ivanhoe . . . underlies the challenge of Brian der Bois Guilbert. -- Sir W. Scott.
Underlie (v. i.) To lie below or under.
Underlie (n.) See Underlay, n., 1.
Underlie (v.) Be or form the base for.
Underlie (v.) Lie underneath.
Underline (v. t.) To mark a line below, as words; to underscore.
Underline (v. t.) To influence secretly. [Obs.] -- Sir H. Wotton.
Underline (v. t.) Emphasize or call attention to; highlight; as, Long waits at the emergency room underline the need for a larger hospital.
Underline (n.) A line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) [syn: underscore, underline].
Underline (v.) Give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words" [syn: underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise].
Underline (v.) Draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to [syn: underline, underscore].
Underling (n.) An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; a low-ranking employee. -- Milton.
Underling (n.) Hence, A mean, sorry fellow. -- Milton.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. -- Shak.
Underling (n.) An assistant subject to the authority or control of another [syn: subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier].
Underlip (n.) The lower lip.
Underlock (n.) A lock of wool hanging under the belly of a sheep.
Underlooker (n.) (Mining) A person who inspects a mine daily; -- called also underviewer.
Underlying (a.) Lying under or beneath; as, the underlying strata of a locality.
Underlying (a.) Hence: Fundamental; basic; as, underlying principles; underlying causes.
Underlying (a.) Implicit; not immediately obvious; requiring careful scrutiny to discover; as, the underlying sarcasm in her seemingly innocuous remark.
Undermanned (a.) (Naut.) Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.
Undermasted (a.) (Naut.) Having masts smaller than the usual dimension; -- said of vessels. -- Totten.
Undermaster (n.) A master subordinate to the principal master; an assistant master.
Undermatch (n.) One who is not a match for another. -- Fuller.
Undermeal (n.) The inferior, or after, part of the day; the afternoon. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
In undermeals and in mornings. -- Chaucer.
Undermeal (n.) Hence, something occurring or done in the afternoon; esp., an afternoon meal; supper; also, an afternoon nap; a siesta. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Another great supper, or undermeal, was made ready for them, coming home from ditching and plowing. -- Withals (1608).
I think I am furnished with Cattern [Catharine] pears for one undermeal. -- B. Jonson.
In a narrower limit than the forty years' undermeal of the seven sleepers. -- Nash.
Undermine (v. t.) To excavate the earth beneath, or the part of, especially for the purpose of causing to fall or be overthrown; to form a mine under; to sap; as, to undermine a wall.
A vast rock undermined from one end to the other, and a highway running through it. -- Addison.
Undermine (v. t.) Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state.
He should be warned who are like to undermine him. -- Locke.
Underminer (n.) One who undermines.
Underminister (v. t.) To serve, or minister to, in a subordinate relation. [Obs.] -- Wyclif.
Underministry (n.) A subordinate or inferior ministry. -- Jer. Taylor.
Undermirth (n.) Suppressed or concealed mirth. [Obs.] -- The Coronation.
Undermoneyed (a.) Bribed. [R.] -- Fuller.
Undermost (a.) Lowest, as in place, rank, or condition. -- Addison
Undern (n.) The time between; the time between sunrise and noon; specifically, the third hour of the day, or nine o'clock in the morning, according to ancient reckoning; hence, mealtime, because formerly the principal meal was eaten at that hour; also, later, the afternoon; the time between dinner and supper. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Betwixt undern and noon was the field all won. -- R. of Brunne.
In a bed of worts still he lay Till it was past undern of the day. -- Chaucer.
Underneath (adv.) 在下面，在底下 Beneath; below; in a lower place; under; as, a channel underneath the soil.
Or sullen mole, that runneth underneath. -- Milton.
Underneath (prep.) 在……下面，在……底下；在……的形式下；在……的喬裝下 Under; beneath; below.
Underneath this stone lie As much beauty as could die. -- B. Jonson.
Underneath (adv.) On the lower or downward side; on the underside of; "a chest of drawers all scratched underneath".
Underneath (adv.) Under or below an object or a surface; at a lower place or level; directly beneath; "we could see the original painting underneath"; "a house with a good foundation underneath".
Underneath (Preposition & Adverb) Situated directly below (something else).
[As preposition] ‘Our bedroom's right underneath theirs.’
‘Four names written underneath each other.’
[As adverb] ‘His eyes were red-rimmed with black bags underneath.’
[As adjective] 下面的，底層的 ‘On longer hair, the underneath layers can be permed to give extra body.’
Underneath (Preposition & Adverb) So as to be concealed by (something else).
[As preposition] ‘Money changed hands underneath the table.’
[Figurative] ‘Underneath his aloof air, Nicky was a warm and open young man.’
[As adverb] ‘Paint was peeling off in flakes to reveal greyish plaster underneath.’
Underneath (Preposition & Adverb) Partly or wholly concealed by (a garment).
[As preposition] ‘She could easily see the broadness of his shoulders underneath a tailored white sports shirt.’
[As adverb] ‘Undoing her jacket to reveal nothing but a bra underneath.’
Underneath (n.) 下面，底部 [the S] The part or side of something facing towards the ground; the underside.
‘A wart on the underneath of his foot.’
Underniceness (n.) A want of niceness; indelicacy; impropriety.
Undernom (imp.) of Undernime.
Undernime (v. t.) To receive; to perceive.
Undernime (v. t.) To reprove; to reprehend.
Underofficer (n.) A subordinate officer.